Owner’s Manual
5. Load cartridges into the magazine by pressing them straight down between
the feed lips.
6. Insert the magazine into the rie until the latch clicks and the magazine is
secure.
7. Push the bolt forward, stripping the top cartridge from the magazine and
into the chamber. At the forward end of the stroke, rotate the bolt handle
down into the locked position.
8. Rotate the safety to the forward position and press the trigger gently to re.
12. CLEANING AND MAINTAINING THE CASCADE™
1. Rotate the safety lever rearward to the safe position.
2. Open the bolt and move it to the rear. Press the bolt stop, located on the
left side of the receiver, and pull the bolt out of the receiver. Set aside.
3. Visually examine the barrel, looking through it from the breech end to
ensure that there is no cartridge in the chamber or obstruction in the bore.
4. Use a good quality bore solvent and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
If no instructions are given, use steps 5- 8 as a guideline for cleaning your
barrel.
5. Using a good quality cleaning rod and the correct caliber jag and patch,
push a single solvent-soaked patch through the bore from the breech end.
Allow the solvent to work for a minute or two.
6. Place a dry patch on the cleaning jag and push it through the bore. Repeat
several times until the patches come out relatively clean.
7. If the patches are not showing a clean barrel, or if they are not pushing
smoothly through the bore, run a bronze cleaning brush through the bore
and repeat steps 5 & 6.
8. When clean, run a patch with a small amount of oil through the barrel.
9. Using a paper towel or rag and some cotton swabs, thoroughly clean the
bolt, paying special attention to the recessed bolt face where the extractor
and ejector are located. Completely remove any fouling, rust or corrosion.
Then, lube the bolt as illustrated below.
10. If you feel you need to disassemble the bolt, follow the steps below:
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! ALWAYS make sure that your Cascade™ is unloaded before leaving the range or
the eld. NEVER transport a loaded rie in your vehicle or take a loaded rie into the
home. Before beginning your cleaning process, check again to be certain that the gun
is unloaded.
Bolt Body Lube Points
3 Bolt Lugs
Lightly Oil Bolt Body
Front and
Sides of
Cocking
Piece
Threads and
Cocking Cam